Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Yoga, verse 27
यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत्।
यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम् ॥
Say ityat karoṣhi yad aśhnāsi yaj juhoṣhi dadāsi yat
yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣhva mad-arpaṇam
Translation
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give, whatever austerity you practice, O Arjuna, do it as an offering to Me.
Swami Sivananda
O son of Kunti, whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer as a sacrifice, whatever you give, and whatever austerities you undertake—all of that you offer to Me.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer, whatever you give away, whatever austerity you practice, O Arjuna, do that as an offering to Me.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever oblation you offer, whatever gift you make, and whatever austerity you perform, O son of Kunti, do that as an offering to Me.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice and give, whatever austerities you practice, do all as an offering to Me.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे कुन्तीपुत्र ! तू जो कुछ करता है, जो कुछ खाता है, जो कुछ यज्ञ करता है, जो कुछ दान देता है और जो कुछ तप करता है, वह सब मेरे अर्पण कर दे।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे कौन्तेय ! तुम जो कुछ कर्म करते हो, जो कुछ खाते हो, जो कुछ हवन करते हो, जो कुछ दान देते हो और जो कुछ तप करते हो, वह सब तुम मुझे अर्पण करो।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
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